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Mary Ellen Rains

Mary Ellen Rains

Female 1834 - 1909  (75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary Ellen Rains was born on 7 Mar 1834 in Bedford, Bedford Co, Virginia, United States (daughter of John L. Rains and Cynthia Nelson); died on 27 March 1909 in Dunlow, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.

    Mary married John Moody Farra on 15 June 1852 in Parrott, Pulaski Co., Virginia, USA. John (son of George Washington Farra and Judith Whitlock) was born on 29 Oct 1825 in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA; died on 17 Apr 1914 in Dunlow, Wayne County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Charles W Farra was born in 1854 in Tazewell, VA, USA; died on 15 March 1875 in Wayne County, West Virginia.
    2. George Thomas Farra was born on 8 Jun 1855 in Parrott, Pulaski Co., Virginia, USA; died on 8 Mar 1932 in Wayne, Wayne Co., West Virginia, USA.
    3. John H Farra was born on 2 Dec 1857 in near White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, Va. (now West Virginia); died on 04 Aug 1861 in Cavitts Creek, Tazewell Co., Virginia, USA.
    4. James Alexander Farra was born on 29 May 1860 in Cavitts Creek, Tazewell, Virginia, USA; died on 21 Feb 1929 in Clifford, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA.
    5. Amanda Francis Farra was born on 21 Sep 1865 in Wayne, WV, USA; died on 20 Aug 1927 in Wayne, WV, USA.
    6. Mary Ellen Farra was born on 18 Nov 1867 in Dunlow, Wayne Co., West Virginia, USA; died in 1939 in Wayne, WV, USA.
    7. Samuel S Farra was born on 19 Mar 1870 in Wayne, WV, USA; died on 28 Nov 1914 in , Wayne, Co. West Virginia, USA.
    8. Winfield Washington Farra was born on 06 Sep 1876 in Dunlow, Wayne, West Virginia, USA; died on 14 Mar 1940 in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America.
    9. Robert Edgar Farra was born on 17 Aug 1884 in Wayne Co., West Virginia, USA (or Georgia); died on 31 Mar 1944 in Wayne, West Virginia, United States.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John L. Rains was born in 1803 in , , Virginia, USA (son of John Benjamin Raines and Nancy Michell); died in 1914 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.

    John married Cynthia Nelson on 14 Nov 1831 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA. Cynthia (daughter of John Nelson and Mary) was born in 1805 in Bedfort, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA; died about 1861 or 1870 in Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Cynthia Nelson was born in 1805 in Bedfort, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA (daughter of John Nelson and Mary); died about 1861 or 1870 in Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 1. Mary Ellen Rains was born on 7 Mar 1834 in Bedford, Bedford Co, Virginia, United States; died on 27 March 1909 in Dunlow, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Benjamin Raines

    John married Nancy Michell on 30 Jan 1800 in Bedford, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Nancy Michell
    Children:
    1. 2. John L. Rains was born in 1803 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1914 in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA.

  3. 6.  John Nelson was born in 1772.

    John married Mary. Mary was born in 1773. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary was born in 1773.
    Children:
    1. 3. Cynthia Nelson was born in 1805 in Bedfort, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA; died about 1861 or 1870 in Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.